Call ASCAP to terminate your membership, then apply to BMI; note that BMI requires a two-year contract.
They protect the rights of composers and songwriters.
BMI. They represent just a few % more of the total music market than ASCAP. SESAC only has about 2-3%
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Simply call and ask to terminate your membership.
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rightsorganizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC.
BMI is NOT a scam. It is a corporation that represents the songwriters. Same with ASCAP. They both make sure that every songwriter gets compensated for writing the song! Nobody works for free, including songwriters.
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SACEM is the ASCAP equivalent in France.
Registering as a writer or publisher with any music/performers rights organization is free. ASCAP and BMI are basically open to anyone, SESAC has a 'selective' process.
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), and the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC) are performing rights organizations based in the United States. They collect fees for affiliated composers and songwriters when their works are performed (including broadcast).
The venue needs a license from the performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP and BMI.